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Chicken Feed – How Much To Feed Your Chickens

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How much should you feed your chickens to keep them happy and healthy? The exact amount depends on the type of chickens you have, their size and temperament. For example, a bantam will not eat the same as a large rooster. Chickens like to eat a little and often. In addition to their normal chicken [...]

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4 Tips for a Great Night Sleep!

December 28, 2010

Keep your Chickens healthy and productive by ensuring they have a great night sleep!.  Chickens like to have a good scratch around for food before they roost at night. They do not have great night vision which makes them vulnerable to predators such as foxes, possums, dogs and other animals so you need to do [...]

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Building a Chicken Coop – What NOT to do!

August 11, 2010
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Building a Chicken Coop can take a lot of time and investment, so you will want to make sure that you do it right the first time.  If not constructed properly with the right materials and design your chicken coop will not last and your chickens will not remain healthy and productive. The four key [...]

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Nesting Boxes

July 16, 2010
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Chickens are quite secretive when it comes to laying eggs, and nestboxes need to make them feel protected.  Typically they are built into a low, dark part of a chicken coop to provide chickens with a good sense of security. Nesting boxes can be made out of anything.  You can use a crate, or even [...]

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Add Extra Comforts to your Coop

July 14, 2010

Once you have the basics covered in your Chicken Coop design, why not add some extra comforts to your coop to keep your chickens productive and happy? Run some electricity our to your coop and provide them with some light if you want to keep them laying eggs all year Keep the temperature right.  If [...]

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Building Chicken Coops: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-224 [Paperback]

July 13, 2010

Review “There are lots of good ideas to pick from – this belongs on your reference shelf.” Small Farm Today   “Judy Pangman has combed the country identifying the top chicken coop designs, from utilitarian to high-style. The result is this ultimate collection of 45 building plans that are sure to meet the needs of [...]

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Building a Chicken Coop – Roosts and Nests

July 10, 2010
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Now that we have considered the 3 key aspects in Building a Chicken Coop, we need to ensure we have got the detail nailed!  Roosts and Nesting Boxes deserve a special attention as they are key to a chicken’s productivity. Chickens prefer to roost above ground as this is their natural instinct to avoid predators.  [...]

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Hot to Build Poultry Houses, Chicken Cages & Chicken Coop Plans (Kindle Edition)

June 22, 2010

These guides can teach you the basics of raising chickens, poultry housing and layout. These books cover everything from where on the property to build, to material, feeding and more.Not only do you get chicken coop plans but also ideas for incubation, cleaning, feeding and much more.If you are looking for some great plans, from small [...]

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Watering your Chickens

June 14, 2010

Chickens need clean, fresh water every day.  Unlike feeding where chickens like to get together at the same time, they will drink water by themselves throughout the day. Waters should hold enough clean water for a day and should not get contaminated with chicken poop. Ideally you would have plumped in water for them so [...]

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Chicken Feeder Tips

June 12, 2010

There are many types of feeders with the most common being the trough and the hanger. If you are building a chicken coop make sure that your feeders are: Easy to clean Does not let the chicken feed get wet Discourages the chickens from getting into the trough and contaminating with poop Cannot be tipped over [...]

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Eglu Go – Green – Chicken House

June 10, 2010

The Eglu Go is the simple, stylish, straightforward way to start keeping chickens. It is designed for you to keep up to three medium chickens and they will be very happy and healthy in their new home. The Eglu Go comes complete with everything you need to get started. It has plastic roosting bars and [...]

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Chicken Coops: 45 Building Plans for Housing Your Flock [Paperback]

June 7, 2010

From the Back Cover Bring your chickens home to roost in comfort and style! Whether you’re keeping one hen in a small backyard or 1,000 hens in a large free-range pasture, you will find the perfect housing plan in this comprehensive handbook. Author and farmer Judy Pangman combed the country to select these 45 plans [...]

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